How is Lu Xun's Japanese level?

Generally speaking, it is good, especially his correspondence with Natsume Soseki, which can prove that I have provided you with relevant information:

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It is not easy to judge a person's language level (especially the language level of people in different times). In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the wording of this preface, which can at least kill most students studying in Japan, including me. It can even kill most Japanese who are not particularly good at writing.

I want to write this answer to counter several criticisms of Lu Xun's Japanese at present.

1, about the name "Zhina".

"zhina" was regarded as a derogatory word only after the war.

It has been used as early as in peacetime. When Mr. Lu Xun was studying in Japan, he probably learned that the Japanese address for "China" was "zhina", and since this book was published for Japan, it naturally used the most commonly used address of ordinary people.

So I don't think using "zhina" can represent Mr. Lu Xun's inferiority complex.

2. Compared with Fukuzawa Yukichi's article.

Fukuzawa Yukichi's Learning and letters are written in literary style. I don't think it is of comparative value. Lu Xun wrote this article in the 1930s. We can look at the written expression of Snow Country (1937) written by Yasunari Kawabata at the same time.

The border is long, the land is snowy and the land is long. At night, there is nothing wrong with it. The signal station does not stop.

Step aside, don't stand up, come on, leave before Shimamura. Snow is cold and flowing. Mother's name is はせぃっぱぃにりしてくへぶよぅに.

"⒕ さぁん, ⒕ さぁん.」

りをさげゆっくりをんでたでは, ふでででででででででで

もぅそんなさかととをめると゜のななななとととととと 12

Let's take a look at Natsume Soseki's Fang っちゃん (1906), one of Lu Xun's favorite books.

When there is no small contribution, there is no loss. Primary school lives in a small place, and middle school flies down in a week. なぜそんなをしたとくがぁるかもれれ did not give me a profound reason. Please create a new "second order" からてぃたらのがのがにくらくのが. When Ambassador としたからでぁる came, he had big eyes.

Do you think there is no difference?

When Mr. Lu Xun was studying abroad, it was still an era in which textbooks were the main style. I think it is certainly no problem for Mr. Lu Xun to write articles in literary style. But even in Chinese, Mr. Wang writes vernacular novels, so Japanese writing plays a role not in literary style but in oral style. It should not be a question of level, but a personal choice.